Quantum (album)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Quantum |
| type | studio |
| artist | Planet X |
| cover | Planet X - 2007 - Quantum.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, California |
| genre | Instrumental rock, progressive metal, jazz fusion |
| length | |
| label | Inside Out |
| producer | Planet X |
| prev_title | MoonBabies |
| prev_year | 2002 |
| :: |
| name = Quantum | type = studio | artist = Planet X | cover = Planet X - 2007 - Quantum.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, California | venue = | studio = | genre = Instrumental rock, progressive metal, jazz fusion | length = | label = Inside Out | producer = Planet X | prev_title = MoonBabies | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = | next_year =
Quantum is the third studio album by instrumental rock/progressive metal supergroup Planet X, released in 2007 through Inside Out Music. Guitarist Allan Holdsworth was originally slated to feature on most tracks, but ended up not finishing the project. As a result, his solos remain only on "Desert Girl" and "The Thinking Stone".
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score =
François Couture at AllMusic gave Quantum four stars out of five, calling it "a quantum leap above previous Planet X releases" and "a surprisingly mature album". He praised the album's stronger compositions and better diversity over previous Planet X material, and listed "Alien Hip Hop", "Matrix Gate", "Space Foam", "Kingdom of Dreams" and "Desert Girl" as highlights.
In a 2012 article by MusicRadar, ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini ranked the album tenth in his list of most influential drum albums.
Track listing
| all_music = Virgil Donati, except where noted | title1 = Alien Hip Hop | length1 = 7:13 | title2 = Desert Girl | length2 = 6:05 | title3 = Matrix Gate | length3 = 4:10 | title4 = The Thinking Stone | length4 = 4:14 | title5 = Space Foam | note5 = Derek Sherinian, Donati, Rufus Philpot | length5 = 4:46 | title6 = Poland | length6 = 5:23 | title7 = Snuff | length7 = 4:59 | title8 = Kingdom of Dreams | length8 = 6:48 | title9 = Quantum Factor | length9 = 7:09 | total_length = 50:47
Personnel
- Derek Sherinian – keyboard, producer
- Virgil Donati – drums, orchestration, producer
Collaborators
- Brett Garsed – guitar, producer
- Allan Holdsworth – additional guitar solos (tracks 2, 4)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (except tracks 5, 9)
- Rufus Philpot – bass (tracks 5, 9)
- Matt Flinker – engineering
- Jamie Black – engineering
- Steve Scanlon – mixing (except track 9), mastering
- Simon Phillips – mixing (track 9)
Release history
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| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Austria, Germany, Switzerland | May 18, 2007 | Inside Out |
| Rest of Europe | May 21, 2007 | |
| North America | May 22, 2007 | |
| :: |
References
References
- [http://www.xplanetx.com/discography/ "Discography"] {{webarchive. link. (2013-01-05 . xplanetx.com. Retrieved 2015-02-06.)
- [[Anil Prasad. Prasad, Anil]] (2008). [http://www.innerviews.org/inner/holdsworth2.html "Harnessing momentum"]. ''[[Anil Prasad#Innerviews. Innerviews]]''. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
- Couture, François. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/quantum-mw0000583173 "Quantum - Planet X"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
- Bosso, Joe (2012-07-17). [https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/dream-theaters-mike-mangini-my-10-most-influential-drum-albums-553178 "Dream Theater's Mike Mangini: my 10 most influential drum albums"]. ''[[MusicRadar]]''. [[Future plc. Future Publishing]]. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
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